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Monthly Archives: March 2014

Are you 17 or younger and think you have what it takes to become music’s next superstar? If so, this is your chance to demonstrate your musical chops in Camp Jam’s SuperJam music contest. This FREE, interactive online music contest gives you the opportunity to showcase your talent and compete online via YouTube to be heard by friends and family. Receive feedback on your performance from some of the music industry’s top rock legends, songwriters, producers. and DJs. Winners will be determined by talent and fan support.

SuperJam allows entrants to submit to the contest in one of three categories; instrumentalist (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, vocals), singer/songwriter (sing or play your original song) or DJ/production (original or remix) The contest is open to all contemporary styles: rock, metal, acoustic, EDM, pop, country rock, alternative, and more.

Winners will receive Studio One download codes, as well as music gear from other Camp Jam sponsors, plus credits toward Camp Jam’s summer camps. The competition is open to young musicians 9 to 17 years of age, any experience level. Ages 9 -12 must have parent approval.

Seattle’s Brandon Scott has been saying nice things about us for a couple years now. Beneath his infinitely approachable demeanor, the guy is completely PreSonuCore. His home studio is almost completely draped in familiar silver and blue; a rack-mount roll-call finds the AudioBox 1818VSL, FireStudio Mobile, Studio One, and now the FaderPort all present and accounted for. The FaderPort is Scott’s latest acquisition, and he’s already singing the praises of portable power placed in the ‘Port’s petite profile—check out the cool video he made on the matter, below.

Hey Brandon – now that you’ve had some time to learn to love the FaderPort, try taking it away for a week and see what it does to your workflow. I DARE YOU!

Brandon’s been staying busy in true Scott form:

“Of late, I’m still writing some newer songs, recording some cover songs, doing a lot of video, and of course being a new daddy to a 7-month old has been challenging, but also amazing all at the same time. That’s probably my best job ever over anything else.”

“I’ve been doing a lot of mixing projects for people, of course using the amazingly beautiful Studio One. I’ve also gotten into video lately, I use Studio One to render any needed audio effects, and then bounce it back out to Final Cut or Adobe Premiere—and it lines up perfectly!”

“I want to thank you all for what you do for someone small like me. I appreciate you all at PreSonus and love you and Rick. Next time you all are out in Seattle let me know so we can hook up!”

Kevin Madigan, front of house mix engineer for a li’l band you may have heard of called Crosby, Stills, and Nash (!) speaks with Phil Garfinkel about his use of PreSonus interfaces and SMAART technologies at NAMM 2014!

Alright! The very first hot-off-the-hard drive review of the Eris 4.5 just got a kickin’ video review from Fred Caplongo at HomeTracks. Fred’s review is also a full-on unboxing, so you can see all the cool manuals, stickers, and foam inserts that ship with the Eris 4.5; standard. Don’t say we never gave you nuthin’!

Fred says, “PreSonus has really thought of everything… You get every bit of that 70Hz in these speakers. I don’t know how they do it, because they’re pretty small… If your budget for monitors is $200, you’ve got a good choice in these speakers. ”

If you are interested in the Eris 4.5, click one of the following links to find a dealer:

The Frontliner recently scored an interview with PreSonus Quality Assurance Tester and all-around Studio One Answer Man Dominic Bazile. In their thorough Q&A session, Dominic’s brains are picked about not only how he got involved with PreSonus, but also about some of the inner workings that make Studio One tick. If you want an inside look at Studio One from a man who knows better than most, look no further!